$1.8 MILLION COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION GRANTS AWARDED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cindy Porteous
President
CPorteous@indyparksfoundation.org
Phone: 317-860-3251
INDIANAPOLIS— (June 11, 2012) The Indianapolis Parks Foundation announced today that 18 organizations were awarded a total of $1,820,000 from the 2012/2013 Community Crime Prevention Grant Program.
“We are honored to serve as the administrator of these valuable grant dollars,” says Indianapolis Parks Foundation President Cindy Porteous. “In order to make the greatest impact on our community, it is vital that the selected programs effectively measurable results in preventing crime.”
Grant applications were evaluated on the basis of target population served, program design, measurable impact, community partners, cost effectiveness. Grant recipients will be reporting participant demographics, program participation, and outcomes data such as: recidivism/re-arrest, employment placement, and productive skills such as conflict resolution.
The following organizations are recipients of the 2012 Community Crime Prevention Grants:
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Dove Recovery House - $160,360 |
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Residential program for women with substance abuse issues who are engaged in the Marion County Drug Treatment and Reentry Courts. |
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Fathers and Families Center - $150,000 |
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Job readiness training, education, parenting classes and other supports for young fathers who are ex-offenders. |
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Forest Manor Multi-Service Center - $75,000 |
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Mentorship, educational support and enrichment for young men ages 12-18 who have been in the juvenile system. |
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Hawthorne Social Service Association, Inc. - $100,000 |
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Reentry, community engagement for ex-offenders living in the Near West neighborhood. |
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Indy Reads - $50,000 |
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Literacy programs for pre-release men and women. |
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Marion County Probation Department - $72,000 |
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Cognitive life skills and mentoring program for youth on probation who score moderate to high-risk on Indiana Risk Assessment System. |
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Martin Luther King Community Center - $63,780 |
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Comprehensive supportive services for ex-offenders and their families. |
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Midwest Men of Integrity Inc. - $150,000 |
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Transitional jobs for adult men and women who have been released within 120 days or on house arrest or work release. |
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Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic - $98,500 |
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Legal services for adults with criminal histories. |
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New Life Development Ministries - $150,000 |
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Transitional jobs program for men with criminal histories. |
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PACE, Inc. - $100,000 |
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Reentry wrap-around case management for adults with a felony conviction. |
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Peace Learning Center - $150,000 |
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Peace intervention and reclaiming our youth programs for middle and high school students in the Indianapolis Public School system who are expelled or on probation. Progress House - $100,000 |
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Southside Youth Council, Inc. DBA Reach For Youth, Inc. - $50,000 |
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Teen court diversion program for youth arrested for low-level offenses. |
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Step-Up, Inc. - $50,000 |
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Pre-release group intervention and post-release case management for adult men. |
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Trusted Mentors Inc - $56,000 |
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Mentoring program for male and female returning offenders. |
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Use What You’ve Got Prison Ministry - $94,360 |
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Pre and post-release family support and case management services for men and women at STOP and Rockville who are six months pre-release. |
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Volunteers of America, Inc. - $150,000 |
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Healing families therapeutic program for adult females under supervision who score moderate to high-risk on Indiana Risk Assessment System. |
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About the Community Crime Prevention Grant Program
On June 4, 2012, the Indianapolis Parks Foundation entered into an agreement with the Consolidated City of Indianapolis through its Department of Public Safety to administer the 2012 community crime prevention grant program. In partnership with the Public Safety Committee, IPF is responsible for making grants to community organizations whose programs focus on youth engagement, education, safe neighborhoods, health, and ex-offender reintegration and re-entry. To learn more, visit www.indyparksfoundation.org or call (317) 860-3251.
Click here to download a pdf of the release.